Fender for automobile-trucks.



M. McC. SHAW.

FENDER FOR AUTOMOBILE TRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY ll. I914.

Patented 10e@.4,191.?.

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WATEWMWT err f osEsr/recoRiaIoK fsiinw, or BaAnnocK, PENNSYLVANIA.

l To all whom it may-concern Be it known-that I, Mosns Mh S rrAw, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Braddock, in the county of'Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Fjenfollowing is a specification. A This invention relates to improvements in fenders'a-nd has for its object to provide; a fender for automobile trucks, having in combination a scoop and independent wheel guards. V y

Another object is to provide a fender having a resiliently supported scoop. v

Still another object is to provide a fender having a scoop and independent wheel guards, said scoop and guards being foldders for Automobile-Trucks, of which the able.

With the above and other objects in view if have invented the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings. in which- Figure l isa sideelevationof my improved fender shown attached, to an automobile truck. 7 y

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fender detached from the truck. a

Like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, in which 1 indicates a vehicle to which is fixed a verticalguard or member 2,

which is provided with a rear wall 3 formed of resilient wire mesh or other suitable ma terial, if so desired. The wall 3 is supported on a frame formed by the sides 4, 5, 6 and 7. To the sides 1 and 6 are hingedly secured arcuately formed wheel guards 8 and 9, which are held normally open by means of the spring members 10 and 11, attached to said sides 1 and 6 and pressing against the guards 8 and 9. These guards may be folded within the member 2, against the tension of said spring 10 and 11, and may be held folded by means of the scoop 12, which is hinged to the member 3, and which may be held folded by means of the clamp 13, having an eye 14, adapted to receive the staple 15, on the frame member 16, of said scoop 12. Pivotally connected to the under portion of the frame member 7 are leaf spring members 17 and 18, having normally upwardly inclined upporting portions 19, which are adapted to bear against the resilient wire mesh bottom 20 of the scoop wardly inclined position. However, the

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i Specification ofihetters latenti Patented Dec. 1, 1917.. Application filed May 11, 1914:. Serial No. 837,780.

resiliency of these spring members 17 and J 18, is such that they will give to any mate rial weight which may be thrown upon the be moved parallel with the member 7, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so as not to project outwardly of said memberwhen the fender is folded. The outer ends of the members 17 and 18 curvedownwardly, so

asnot to catch in the wire mesh 20, and interfere with. the operation of the fender. The spring members are pivoted at 22 and 23 to themember7. a

Havingnow described my invention, that which I claim va -new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i a 1. In a fender, a vertical guard, wheel guards hinged thereto, said wheel guards being spring actuated, andadapted to fold against said vertical guard, and a scoop hinged; to said vertical guard. y

2. In a fender, a vertical guard, wheel guards hinged thereto, said wheel guards being spring actuated, and adapted to fold against said vertical guard, a scoop hinged ,to said vertical guard, said scoop a apted to holdsaid wheel guards folded against said vertical guard. i p

In a fender, a vertical guard, wheel guards hinged thereto, said wheel guards being spring actuated, and adapted to fold against said vertical guard, a scoop hinged to said vertical guard, said scoop adapted to hold said wheel guards folded against said vertical guard, and leaf springs adapted to hold said scoop normally extended.

1-. In a fender, a vertical guard, wheel guards hinged thereto, said wheel guards being spring actuated, said guards adapted to fold agalnst said vertical guard, a scoop hinged to said vertical guard, said scoop adapted to hold said wheel guards folded against said vertical guard, leaf springs adapted to hold said scoop normally extended, said springs being fixed to said vertical guard.

5. In a fender, a vertical guard, wheel guards hinged thereto, said wheel guards being spring; actuated, said guards adapted to fold against said vertical guard, a scoop hinged to said vertical guard, said scoop adapted to hold said wheel guards folded against said vertical guard, leaf springs adapted to hold said scoop normally eX tended, said springs being fixed to said ver tical guard.

6. In a fender, a vertical guard, vvheel guards hinged thereto, said Wheel guards bein spring actuated, said guards adapted to f0 d against. said vertical guard, a scoop hinged to said vertical gu'ardQsaid scoop adapted tohold said wheel guards folded againstsaid vertical guard, leaf springs adapted to hold said scoop normally extended said springs being fixed to said vertical guard and projecting under said scoop.

7. In a fender, a vertical guard, wheel guards hingedthereto, said wheel guards b'eingspriiig actuated, said guards adapted to fold against said vertical guard, a scoop hinged to saidfvertic'al guard, said scoop adapted to hold said heel guards folded against said vertical guard, 'leaf springs adapted to hold" said scoop normally extended, said springs being fixed to said vertical guard, and projecting under said scoop and means whereby all of said guards and said scoop may be held folded together. v 8. A fender of the character described consisting of a verticalguard, a pair of Wheel guards hinged thereto, a scoop, said scoopbeing hinged to'said vertical guard, and means for resiliently supporting, said scoop, said means consisting of resilient brackets, said'brackets being pivotally conn'ected to said vertical guard, whereby they may be moved into parallel relation with said verticalguard.

9. A fender of the character described consisting of a vertical guard, a pair of heel-guards hinged thereto, ascoop, said Copies of this patent may be obta ihedfor scoop being hinged to said vertical guard and means for resilientlysupporting said scoop, said means consisting of resilient brackets, said brackets being pivotally connected to said vertical guard, whereby they may be moved into parallel relation with said vertical guard, said wheel guards being spring-controlled.

10. A fender of the character described consisting of a vertical guard, a pair of Wheel guards hinged thereto, a scoop, said scoop being hinged to said vertical guard, means for resiliently supportings'aid scoop, said means consisting of resilient brackets, said brackets being pivotally connected to said vertical guard, whereby they may be moved into parallel relation with said vertical guard, said wheel guards being springcontrolled, and said scoop being adapted to be folded against said wheel guards whereby they are held within said vertical guard.

11. In a fender, a rigid vertical guard and Wheel guards hinged thereto, and a horizontal guard, adapted to hold said wheel guards folded against said vertical guard.

MOSES MQCORMIGIK SHAW.

Witnesses:

J. J. GRIFFITH, R. A. PRICE.

Q'v cents each, by addressing the c ommls sloner' ot Petexitl. WaShingten,D;-G. 

